Bumper



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LLOYD BL-QCKMORE, 02* HIGHLAND PARK, TIIICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL MOTORS CORPG'BATIEH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

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Applicsiion filed December us, 1322. Sesizil No. 582,317.

To aZZ whom it may conceive:

Be it known that LLLoYo BLAGKMORE, a citizen of the Uniied States, end a resident of Highland Fork, county of Wayne, and 5 State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lmpiovements in Bumpers, of which the following is e full, clear, c0nelse, and exact clesci'iptiomsuch as will enable others skilled the art to which the invention rele'ses to make and use the same, reference being made therein to il'lfl'ilCCOlTr penying drawings, which form as part of this specification This inventiem relates i0 rear quarter bumpers, and is illustrated as embodied in an automobile chassis having" 2. pair of such bumpers supporied in novel manner in position to 'gu'otece the usual side fenders An objectoi the; invention isto I'OVldB :1. simple suppoi'l- Wl'iichvvill hold a umper of this character securely in place, While permitting "he mesimum'resilient yielding which is cohs' tiou for the issuer,

From this poini; of view, the invention contemplates supporting; as each side of the (res an impact bar, or impact bars, at one end on e rigid, unyieldin bracket which serves es s fixed fulcrum, ended; the other end on a resilient support which can yield to a. limited extent and which may be secuicd to the corresponding side member of the chassis frame. The rigid brecketsmay, if desired, be continuatiohs of the side class frame members, either integral therewith or securely attached thet-reio.

is above and other 0" jecbs and features the invention, 'inclu 11g various desirview corresponding to showing a bumper of ,.-Wherc the spare tire test with complete protecable ez'tici lsr constructions, Will be eppsr- In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the

invention is embodied in an automobile chassis having a chassis frame including side members and side fenders 12 carried bv the frame. Each fender is protected, without obstructing the center of the car, is usually arranged, by a quarter or Wing bumper shown in plan in Fig. 1, in rear elevation in Fig. 3, and in. side elevation in' Fig. 2. Each quarter bumper comprises verti'cellyspaced impact burs l/l and 16, formed with eyes'at both ends of each bar. 13 one end the eyes formed in the ends of bars 14 and 16 are arranged respectively above and below, and in. vertical elinement with, an eye formed in a rigid bracket 18, which may be integral with the corresponding side frame member. but which is shown as securely bolted thereto to form 22 rigid continuation. A bolt 20 passing through the three alined eyes serves to fulcrum the impact bars on the bracket. The impact bars are ari enged vcl: their opposits ends with the'eyes respectively above and below, and in verbicel elinemenb with, an eye formed in the end oi? a resilient support 22 carried by side frame member 10, the three aliiied eyes being connected by a bolt 24-. I

The form shown in Fig. 4, differs from that described above, in that bracket 118 extends rea-rWa-rdly to the point Where ibis connected by 9. bolt 120 to the impact bars, and in that the bracket also forms e socket :iojc 2L cylindrical cross fi'anie member 126 held e nut 128 which also holds the re silient support 122. I The form shown in Fig. 5 diilers from that shown in Figs. 1, 2, a1ltl 3 in that the rigid bracket 218 extends resrwai'dly as Well as inwardly.

in all three forms, the rigid bracket, and she resilient support of each quarter bump er form diverging arms supporting the impact. bars, the impact burs lulcruming on the bracket When the resilient support yields.

While several illustrative embodiments .of the invention have been described, it is not my intention to limit its scope to those embodiments, or otherwise than by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: v

l. A quarter bumper comprising, in combination, a rigid support, a resilient support,

and vertically-spaced impact bars connected at opposite ends to said supports.

2. A vehicle comprising, in. combination, a chassis frame and side fenders carried thereby, a rigid support secured to the frame at each side, a pair of resilient supports connected to the frame, each extending away from one of the rigid supports, and an impact member connected at opposite ends to each rigid support and the corresponding resilient support and held thereby 1n position to, protect one of the side fenders.

3. A vehicle comprisi 1 in combination, a chassis frame and sidi fenders carried thereby, a rigid support secured to the frame at each side, a pair of resilient supports connected to the frame, each extending away from one of the rigid supports, and vertica lly-spaced impact bars pivoted to each rigid support and the corresponding resilient support and held by said supports in position to protect one of theside fenders.

4. A vehicle comprising, in combination, a chassis frame having side members, a rigid bracket secured to the rear end of each side member, a resilient support carried by each side member and diverging from the corresponding bracket, and a pair of impact bars connected at one end to each bracket and at the other end to the corresponding resilient support.

5. A vehicle comprising, in combination, a chassis frame having side members, each side member being provided with a rigid continuation extending from its rear end at a sharp angle, a resilient support secured to each side member and diverging from the corresponding continuation, and an impact bar connected at opposite ends to each continuation and corresponding resilient suport. X 6. A vehicle comprising. in combination, a chassis frame having side membersfeach side member being provided/with a rigid continuation extending from its rear end' at a sharp angle, a resilient support secured to each side member and diverging from the corresponding continuation, each continuation and each resilient support being formedw-ith an eye in its outer end, impact bars formed with eyes in their ends, and bolts passing through the eyes as described. 7. A vehicle comprising, in combination, a chassis frame having side members, each side member being provided with a rigid continuation extending, from. its rear end toward the center ,line of the frame, a resilient support secured to each side member and arranged to extend outwardly, and impact bars supported at their opposite ends by the resilient supports and by the rigid continuations.

8. A vehicle comprising, in combination, a chassis frame having side members, each side member being provided with a rigid continuation extending from its rear end toward. the center line of the frame and formed with an eye at its free end, a resilient support secured to each side member and arranged to extend outwardly and formed with an eye at its free end, impact bars having eyes at their opposite ends, and bolts in said eyes connecting the impact bars to the resilient supports and to the rigid continuations, v

9. A' vehicle comprising, in combination, a chassis frame having side members, each side member being provided with a rigid continuation extending from its rear end toward the center line of the frame and being formed with an eye at its free end,

.a resilient support secured to each side memher and arranged to extend outwardly and which is formed with an eye at its free end, two pairs of impact bars having eyes at their free ends, each pair being arranged with the eyes vertically above and below the eye of one of the rigid continuations at one end amlabove and below the eye of the corresponding resilient support at the other end, and bolts each passing through one of the sets of three eyes so brought into vertical alinement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LLOYD BLACKMORE. 

